Seems like finding the right therapist is as hard as finding your soul mate! There is the occupation (e.g. psychiatrist vs psychologist), the therapy modality (e.g. humanistic vs CBT), the therapist's personality (extroverted vs introverted), their cultural background (some cultures are more comfortable with touch), their educational background, etc.

Perhaps even things like race, religion, sexual orientation, age, etc, also matter, in terms of finding a better match and a person who is more understanding of your issues, on an emotional level. A therapist who was once a refugee, may be more aware of problem of being excluded or the powerlessness, on a more personal and intimate level, than would be your average therapist. But intellectually, of course, every educated therapist does learn about multicultural issues and human psychology, it's not like they're clueless. But still I note that many people want to know that person understands them on an emotional level. Like gay people might choose a gay therapist, especially when one of their main problems at the time is related to their identity.

But I digress. Maybe in future therapy will become this perfect science, when even a robot can provide the same therapy, just as anybody can provide medications, and you still get some good results.